Mine Index 2482 Monroe Coal Company, Monroe Mine

Mine Index Number: 2482

Company Name:	Monroe Coal Company
Mine Name:	Monroe Mine
Start Date:	1924	End Date:	1936
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	3 Production indicates an additional 5 acres were mined.
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Jackson

8S 1W

8

NE NE SW

Air shaft

Jackson

8S 1W

8

NE NE SW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

35-60

8.0-10.0

Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Top coal (generally 18 inches) was left to support the roof.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Home Fires Coal Company (add)	Home Fires (add)	1924-1927	4,430

C. E. Ballor (add)	Ballor (add)	1928-1929 Idle 1929	1,440

Home Fires Coal Company (add)	Home Fires (add)	1930-1930	2,396

Home Fires Coal Company (add)	Home Fires (add)	1930-1930	2,831 Production after map date

Hugh Norris and Company (add)	Norris (add)	1931-1931	3,387 Production after map date

Monroe and Hendricks Coal Company (add)	Monroe and Hendricks (add)	1932-1933 Idle 1932 or produced less than 1,000 tons. Production not reported 1930-1933 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.	4,839 Production after map date

Monroe Coal Company (add)	Monroe (add)	1934-1936	10,430 Production after map date

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352572

6-17-1930

1:1200

1:1076

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 352572, reel 03139, frame 346 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.